IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Appeal No. 542 of 2012 Reserved on: 04.09.2025 Decided on: 19.09.2025 State of Himachal Pradesh H ...…..Appellant Versus Parkash Chand …..Respondent Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R akesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No For the Appellant : Mr. Parshant Sen, Deputy Advocate General.

For the Respondent : Mr. Sarvedaman Rathore, Advocate.

Rakes h Kainthla, Judge The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 28.07.2012 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, HSirmour, District at Nahan (learned Trial Court) vide which the respondent (accused before learned Trial Court) was acquitted of the charges framed under Sections 325 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). (Parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience.)

Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment?Yes.

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present appeal are that the police presented a challan against the accused before the learned Trial Court for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 323 and 325 of the IPC. It